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The National Rugby League has "sought the counsel of its greatest competitor," the Australian Football League, as it "prepares to adopt the biggest equalisation measure since the introduction of the salary cap," according to Adrian Proszenko of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. Rugby League Central is "pre...

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Fears over safety, and not just seeking a fairer balance between bat and ball, "have emerged as reasons why cricket officials are considering reducing the size of bats ." The Int'l Cricket Council 's cricket committee last week "debated whether change was required, as complaints mount that bowlers ...

F1 has been urged to "improve its image" by speaking out on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan, which will stage its inaugural grand prix on June 19, according to Paul Weaver of the London GUARDIAN.
Sport For Rights -- an organization established to draw attention to Azerbaijan’s human r ...

The man who once would have backed calls for the sacking of Bernie Ecclestone "praised Formula One’s controversial chief executive" and described him as "irreplaceable," according to Kevin Eason of the LONDON TIMES. WPP CEO Martin Sorrell said that "attempting to replace the man who has the ru ...

A champion German speed skater has "lost a closely watched case that could have upended decades of how sports disputes are resolved and how governing bodies police themselves," according to Ahmed & Jones of the FINANCIAL TIMES. Since its founding in '84, the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lau ...

The National Rugby League "is ready to respond to the growing threat of match-fixing by pushing to beef up its powers to gain access to phone and financial records as part of negotiations with the players’ union over a new collective bargaining agreement," according to Brent Read of THE AUSTRA ...

Australian Football League clubs "may be able to move contracted players from their senior to rookie list at the end of the season more easily, under a change to the rookie list system being discussed." It "may also become possible for clubs to play rookies in their senior team without having to ...

Super Rugby club Brumbies "have thrown open their doors" to an Australian Capital Territory government audit of its finances as the club "looks to rebuild its reputation after one of the darkest periods in its history," according to Chris Dutton of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD.
Interim Brumbies CEO Phi ...

The National Rugby League "has been rocked by claims" that the New South Wales Organised Crime Squad is investigating up to six NRL players for allegedly receiving A$50,000 ($36,100) each "to throw a match last season, with one million dollars invested in one game," according to Carayannis & Wil ...

More than 100 former England rugby union players are to take part in an Rugby Football Union study "to measure the long-term impact of concussion on brain health," according to Martyn Ziegler of the LONDON TIMES. The 115 former internationals, all aged over 50, "have agreed to take part in the resea ...

The Int'l Cricket Council admitted that the "draws for global tournaments are habitually fixed in order to get India and Pakistan into the same group." The draw for the 2017 Champions Trophy in England, which was revealed at the Oval Tuesday, "again throws the two countries together," w ...